Chasing Tides

When going out for dinner at night, Ning Lan's ears were still burning.

Both Lu Xiaochuan and Fang Yu drove cars, and Sui Yi also had a car, which was more than enough for seven people.

Fang Yu was still complaining about Sui Yi and arbitrarily refused to let him join, but the back seat of his car had the most room, so he had to keep his mouth shut for the sake of his mother-in-law sitting comfortably.

I went to the Wangjiang Tower in the city center.Ning Lan wanted to make sauerkraut fish for Fang Yu with all her heart, so she ran to the front desk and asked if she could borrow the kitchen, but was dragged back by Fang Yu: "Oh, there will be opportunities in the future, and today my brother will bring you to enjoy it!"

Ning Lan said, "I'm older than you."

Fang Yu pinched his face back and forced a smile on him: "No matter how old you are, you are still my baby."

Sui Yi heard their conversation, and accidentally remembered what Ning Lan had said to him: "You are also older than me, can you treat me better."

Ning Lan seldom subdued to him, and when she said this, it counted as one time.It's a pity that he didn't know what Ning Lan really wanted at that time, and he heard his grievances, but he didn't notice the pain he was enduring.

Seven people gathered together to form a small round table. Granny Zhang was on Ning Lan's left, and Fang Yu's seat on the right was originally occupied by Fang Yu. If he didn't go to the bathroom, the seat would change hands.

During the dinner, Fang Yu said angrily to Sui Yi who took his seat: "The table is full of dishes, do you know what Lanlan likes to eat?"

Sui Yi was questioned, but Ning Lan never showed any obvious liking in front of him.He humbly asked for advice: "I don't know, what is it?"

Fang Yu pointed to the most inconspicuous plate of green vegetables among the pile of big dishes with his chopsticks: "He likes green beans."

Sui Yi stared at the dish for a while, then stretched out his chopsticks to pick it up.He didn't put it directly into Ning Lan's bowl, but took a clean plate to put it on, and separated the pods with difficulty with two chopsticks, picking out the small beans inside.

Ning Lan's attention was on her mother-in-law, and she only cared about adding vegetables and water to her. He also laughed at Fang Yu's naughty answer, never expecting that Sui Yi would really get him "green beans".

When Xiaochou Xiaodouzi was placed in front of him, he turned pale with shock, and at the same time his ears began to turn red again, and the heat that had been suppressed with great difficulty came up again.

Gu Chenkai bit his chopsticks and teased, "Tsk, with this treatment, should I be called sister-in-law from now on, or baby?"

Lu Xiaozhou suddenly choked on drinking water, turned his head and coughed desperately.Sui Yi's face was sullen, and his eyes were frosty: "I called the baby alone, and you are not allowed to call him that."

AOW has been flying solo for more than two years, the position of the captain is stable, and the majesty is still there.

After returning, Fang Yu secretly sent Ning Lan a text message: [Baby, you won't accept him just because of today's "baby" and a plate of green beans, right? 】

Ning Lan didn't know how to respond, Fang Yu was impatient, and continued: [Just accept him like this, I'm not reconciled for you.Grind him for a while longer, let him suffer all the hardships you suffered back then! 】

Ning Lan couldn't laugh or cry, Fang Yu's remarks coincided with what Sui Yi said that night.

But he is still confused.Perhaps love should be an evenly matched pull, should resentment be the same?Knowing that the dark world is not caused by him alone, and knowing that he has a reason, just because he opened his arms to him, he intensified the transfer of all artillery fire to him, is this really right?

Ning Lan raised her hand to cover her eyes, not daring to think about it.

Before going to bed, I received another text message from an unknown number: [What do you want to eat tomorrow? 】

At this moment, Ning Lan's spirit was so tense that she felt like she was in a panic. The embarrassment of dinner was swept away, replaced by a heavy feeling like a boulder pressing on her chest.

Human greed is inexhaustible, and once you have tasted a little bit of sweetness, you will delusionally want everything.This bad root has been rooted in him for a long time, and it cannot be eradicated until now.

He felt he couldn't go on like this, he had to let this person go.

[Have you had enough trouble? ] This is Ning Lan's first reply to the nameless number.

The other party replied quickly: [No]

It's frighteningly straightforward.

Ning Lan's fingers on the keyboard seemed to be frozen by ice and snow, and she couldn't press a single key.

Reason told him that he should be pushed away from this dark world.

The other party immediately said: [If you think this is trouble, then I will trouble you for the rest of your life]

Ning Lan took a deep breath, but finally couldn't hold back, stretched out her thumb to caress the last three words.

He doesn't know how long a lifetime is. He often thinks that he will be wiped out in the next second, but he still lives until now.

All he knew was that the shell that sealed him was cracked with countless cracks under the heavy impact of foreign objects, and for a while it was like the light of the sky breaking.He wrapped the quilt tightly, curled up and tried to hide inside, but the light had already shone on him, scalding his skin.

He vaguely remembered that it was this person who made him feel alive for the first time, with warm blood in his flesh and a heartbeat in his chest.

So, he couldn't resist in the past, and he still can't do it now.

Sui Yi didn't wait for Ning Lan's reply.

The things he has done recently are tricky and unpredictable, which runs counter to his prudent and steady habits.Although it can't be said to enjoy it, at least it can be treated with a normal heart.

It doesn't matter if you say he is making trouble or being stupid, you have to try it out to see if it works.

After spending another night in the lounge, Sui Yi rubbed his sore neck and went to buy coffee from the vending machine downstairs in the hospital. On the way, he received a call from his teacher.

"I heard from Dr. Zhao that you are still sleeping in the lounge? Don't be stubborn, you can live in the room arranged for you."

Sui Cheng had seen a doctor here before, and even negotiated a cooperation with this hospital for employee medical examinations during his hospitalization.

Sui Yi opened the coffee, took a big gulp, and said, "No need, the lounge is close and it's not easy to be found. I don't want him to be burdened."

"Tsk, I found that you father and son are really similar." The teacher sighed.

Sui Yi frowned and said, "Where does it look like?"

"They all like to play tricks."

Sui Yi's face darkened: "This is not a trick."

"Okay, okay, it's full of love and sincerity." The teacher said with a smile: "If you need any help, you can contact me at any time. You can also call your dad. By the way, you can also exchange ideas."

Sui Yi didn't call Sui Cheng, but called his manager Wang Xu.

"Brother Wang, please help me apply for another half-year leave."

Wang Xu has been free recently, and is still sleeping at the moment. After hearing this, he rolled off the bed directly: "Half, half, half, half, half a year? Why don't you quit the circle altogether!"

Sui Yi thought about it seriously, and said, "No, I still have to earn money."

Wang Xu patted his heart, as if he couldn't slow down: "My God, sooner or later, you will have a heart attack from being scared by you, young master."

After some haggling, Wang Xu agreed to help him fight for it as much as possible. The condition is that he will receive at least three commercials in the six months, endorsement activities and major ceremonies at the end of the year must be present, and a TV series filmed in the first half of the year will be broadcast in September. As the male number one, at least he had to participate in the first press conference.

"I've also found a few movie scripts for you, all of which will start shooting in the first half of next year. See if you like any of them. Movies are no better than TV dramas. The sooner you prepare, the better your chances."

Sui Yi agreed.

Wang Xu was short-tempered, so he hung up the phone and sent a script document first, and Sui Yi flipped through it as he walked.Now his whole heart is on Ning Lan, and he is not in the mood to read any scripts at all, and he only agrees to delay time.

After drinking the last sip of coffee and throwing the empty can into the trash can, Sui Yi ran into an unexpected person when he turned into the lounge.

Ning Lan was holding the blanket in her hands, and looked at him without any mental preparation. Within two seconds, she hurriedly looked away and squeezed out sideways.

Sui Yi didn't expect Ning Lan to appear here, and after realizing it, he immediately chased after him: "Are you here to find me?"

Ning Lan didn't answer, but walked quickly, Sui Yi thought he didn't hear, and chased after him and called out "baby".

The nurse passing by turned around and looked at the two of them strangely.Ning Lan wished she could find a hole in the ground and go down. Turning a corner into the ward, she was about to slam the door. Sui Yi stretched out her hand to pull him in desperation, but he missed him, and her arm was caught by the door.

Five minutes later, Ning Lan took Yunnan Baiyao and sprayed it on Sui Yi's arm. After spraying, she habitually blew on the wound twice.

After closing the bottle cap, Sui Yi's hand was still raised, and Ning Lan asked, "It still hurts?"

Actually it doesn't hurt much, Sui Yi nodded against his will.

Ning Lan showed worry: "Go and take a picture and watch it, in case you hurt your bones."

"No, the bones are fine." Sui Yi is not good at lying, and almost slipped his tongue, "Spray some more medicine, it will be fine."

Ning Lan was skeptical, opened the bottle cap again, sprayed him a few more times, then lowered his head and blew carefully.

Satisfied, Sui Yi thickened her skin a lot, as if she never saw her dislike and drive away from her mother-in-law.The mother-in-law took the temperature, he helped to keep track of the time, the mother-in-law got out of bed and walked around, and he helped to carry the salt water bottle, leaving Ning Lan with nothing to do.

At night, the mother-in-law drew the curtains, out of sight and out of mind.When Ning Lan came out of the shower, she saw Sui Yi dozing off on the sofa, and pushed him up, "Wake up, don't sleep here."

Sui Yi raised his head, stood up unsteadily, half-closed his eyes and said in a low voice, "I'm leaving first, good night."

"Hey." Ning Lan called to stop him.

I haven't been able to sleep well these days, Sui Yi is still in a daze, and her movements of turning her head are two beats slower than usual.

He saw Ning Lan pointing to the family room: "There is also a folding bed in there, if you don't mind..."

Sui Yi not only didn't mind, but also lived there for a week.

On the day of the operation, he and Ning Lan pushed her mother-in-law to the door of the operating room, and the accompanying nurse said: "Grandma is so happy, she has two grandchildren taking care of her."

The mother-in-law beamed when she heard it, and she rarely pushed Sui Yi down, patted Ning Lan's hand and said, "Don't be afraid, baby, grandma will come out in a while."

Ning Lan was amazed at her mother-in-law's learning ability.When the door of the operating room was closed, taking advantage of Sui Yi's unpreparedness, he gave him a vengeful gouged look.

Four hours later, the mother-in-law was pushed out wearing an oxygen mask.

The chief surgeon said that the operation was a success, and most of the lesions had been removed, so he could rest at ease. If the cancer cells did not spread quickly, he could receive chemotherapy and chemotherapy, so that he would not have to suffer from disembowelment.

That night, the mother-in-law took off the oxygen mask. On the third day after the operation, she said vigorously that she wanted to go downstairs for activities. Ning Lan said that "the wound has not fully healed" and was pinned down on the bed. She asked a nurse to supervise her 24 hours a day.

Her mother-in-law recovered well, and Ning Lan's mood brightened.

Sui Yi had something to do that day, so she put on a mask and went out early in the morning. Ning Lan handed her mother-in-law to the nurse, and took time to go back to Quanxi.

The canteen didn't open for half a month, and the residents in the street were very concerned about Zhang's family, the old and the young. They heard that Granny Zhang was sick and hospitalized, and they all came to visit with their things. Ning Lan couldn't hold back their enthusiasm, and took a basket of eggs and a The old hen, Aunt Jiang next door also brought vegetables grown in her yard, and gave him a sheet of music by the way: "That guy left it here, and I can't understand it. I'm afraid he needs it urgently. Ningning, you bring it to him." Let's go."

"That young man" naturally refers to Sui Yi.

Only then did Ning Lan know that he actually rented a room at Aunt Jiang's house.Living in the bathhouse for a while, and lying on the bench for a while, it really feels like being kicked out of the house.

After sorting out the goods while the soup was simmering, Ning Lan packed up the ledger and purchase order and brought them with her.

When he was about to close the door, he hesitated for a moment, went into the house and stuffed the incomprehensible sheet music into the piano case, then took the thermos bucket in his left hand and the piano case in his right, and got on the bus to the city.

When we arrived at the hospital, we happened to run into Sui Yi in the elevator.

When Ning Lan handed over the piano box, Sui Yi's face turned blue, thinking that Ning Lan was going to drive him away again.

"My mother-in-law's physical condition is fairly stable now. Starting tomorrow, I will go back to Quanxi to look after the shop during the day and stay with my mother-in-law at night."

It took Sui Yi a long time to understand what Ning Lan meant, and he raised his hand to ask for a pick-up. Ning Lan said that it was convenient to take the bus back and forth, and he immediately withered, with the corners of his mouth drooping, looking innocent and abandoned.

Entering the ward, Ning Lan opened the thermos bucket and filled two bowls of chicken soup, one for her mother-in-law and one for Sui Yi.

Sui Yi took it in a daze, and heard Ning Lan say to him: "If, I said if, if you are free during the day, mother-in-law will entrust you."

Since then, the two have lived a day of handover in the morning and evening.

Ning Lan took a bus to Quanxi every morning, and returned to the hospital after dark. Sui Yi felt sorry for his exhaustion, and proposed various solutions, including finding someone to watch the store, hiring a driver, finding a reliable nurse, etc., all of which were rejected by Ning Lan. Lan rejected it.

On the bus that day, Ning Lan saw Sui Yi's new proposal to drive the car for him, and replied: [I don't have a driver's license]

Since Ning Lan went out early and came back late, every day she went back to the ward to sleep, and Sui Yi also had to go out to work a few days a week, the time they spent together was greatly reduced, and they often only communicated through text messages.

Sui Yi: [I'll be your driver]

Ning Lan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and went back to the original point.He understood the reason and listed all the inconveniences of doing so, Sui Yi almost obeyed him now, and quickly compromised, and finally added without giving up: [I'm going to another place tomorrow, can I come pick you up today? 】

Ning Lan tried to sort out the relationship between "going out of town tomorrow" and "coming to pick you up", Sui Yi immediately sent another message: [If you don't reply, it will be accepted]

Ning Lan stared at the line of words in a daze for a while, and finally let out a soft breath.

It was just dark, and the black SUV was parked at the entrance of the canteen.

Along the way, Ning Lan found that Sui Yi had pinched the center of her brow countless times, and the exhaustion on her face was clearly visible. Even though she was so tired, she forced herself to tell Ning Lan about the results of her mother-in-law's examination today in detail.

After dinner in the ward, Ning Lan cleaned up the dishes and got up, and when she turned around, she saw Sui Yi falling asleep on the sofa.He turned his head and made a "shh" gesture to his mother-in-law, and found that her mother-in-law also put her index finger near her mouth.

"In order to hurry back, I didn't sleep all night yesterday." The mother-in-law whispered in Ning Lan's ear, "Don't wake him up, just cover him with a blanket."

The ideas of the two coincided with each other.The sofa was fairly spacious, so Ning Lan moved Sui Yi's legs to the sofa to lay flat, covered him with a blanket, turned off the light, and tiptoed back to the lounge to sleep.

At night, half asleep and half awake, Ning Lan only felt that her left ankle was hot, as if something had stuck to it.

When he heard the rustling sound approaching, he sat up abruptly, his head hit a hard object and made a loud "bang", and just about to shout out, a warm hand covered his lips.

"Shh, it's me."

It didn't take long after opening her eyes to adapt to the darkness. Ning Lan recognized the familiar silhouette in front of her eyes and nodded stiffly.For two adults, forehead bumping is really embarrassing.

Sui Yi knelt on the bed with one leg, and propped the other on the ground. She supported the bed with one hand, and her lowered upper body almost enveloped Ning Lan in her arms.

It wasn't until the hand covering her mouth was released that Ning Lan realized that Sui Yi's gesture might be for something.

"You...what did you stick on my feet?" The question still turned a corner.

Sui Yi's throat was dry, and he replied, "The medicine patch is said to be very useful for traumatic arthritis."

"Oh." Ning Lan didn't know what to say, the dark and quiet atmosphere made him inexplicably nervous.

"I put the rest next to my bed and remember to use it every day."

Ning Lan said "Oh" again, belatedly remembering that she had never told Sui Yi about her foot pain.

Sui Yi is even more uncomfortable with the current environment than Ning Lan. His heart is beating like a drum. In the darkness, he can only see Ning Lan's clear eyes. His dark pupils are covered with a layer of watery light. With a slight sway, his heart swells. Jump hard.

The two faced each other in silence for a long time, and Sui Yi suddenly asked, "Does it hurt?"

Ning Lan moved her ankle: "It doesn't hurt."

"I mean, forehead, does it hurt?"

The conversation seemed familiar.

There was a strange numbness in Ning Lan's heart, as if something decayed and festered was gradually pulled away, and another fresh and vivid thing filled in.

He was endowed with courage by chance, so he chose to follow his heart: "It hurts...it hurts."

Sui Yi didn't speak.He slowly leaned over, his big hand went around the side of his face, and landed on the back of Ning Lan's neck accurately. He was not rejected, so he moved forward again until his lips touched Ning Lan's smooth forehead.

"I'm sorry." He said, "I won't hurt the baby again in the future."